posted Jan 13, 2014, 6:58 PM by SOS SaveOceanScience
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updated Jan 13, 2014, 6:58 PM
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Q with Jian Ghomeshi CBC - Radio Monday, January 13, 2014
Irreplaceable science research may be lost
when Department of Fisheries and Oceans libraries across the country are
closed down, researchers fear. (Experimental Lakes Area/Canadian Press)
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In today's opening essay, Jian decries the forthcoming
closure of several Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) libraries.
The DFO plans to shut down seven of its 11 libraries by 2015 -- a
cost-cutting measure that Jian calls not only a mistake but also a
tragedy.
"The government, for its part, says the closure of the scientific
libraries are part of an ongoing digitization program, that no relevant
data will be lost, and ultimately -- and most importantly-- the
consolidation and digitization will save the taxpayer money," he said. "And
yet the scientists who have spoken out in the last few weeks -- some
anonymously, for fear of reprisals from the government -- have said that
is patently untrue. Valuable data is being lost, forever, specifically
due to the speed with which these libraries are being closed."
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